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G. H. MARSH sv H. E. BEDBLL.

OIGAR GUTTER.

Patented. Peb. 7., 1882 (No Model.)

YNTTE y STATES ATeNT errer..

GEORGE H. MARSH AND HARRY E. BEDELL, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

Clem-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,301, dated February*7, 1882.

Application filed November 28, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GEORGE H. MARSH andHARRY E. BEDELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Paterson,Passaic county, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Cigar-C utters, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying" drawings,forming a part thereof.

Our invention relates to devices for cutting oftthe ends of cigars, andhas for its object the production of a cigar-cutter of simpleconstruction, which will more perfectly cut oii' the ends of cigars thanany device now in use for that purpose.

Figure l is a perspective view of our newlyinvented cutting device,showing the general arrangement of parts, with a cigar in position to becut; and Fig. 2 is a section ofthe same, showing the cutter, and how thesame'is held in position against the tia-nge by a spring that isarranged internally. j

a. represents the bed ofthe device, which is made ot' metal, having agroove, a', formed in the top ofthe same to accommodate the cigarto beoperated on. The bed a is also provided with an opening in the top tokeepin position a paste-cup, b, which greatly facilitates the operativein linishing his cigars,`his paste-cup being alwaysin place. The bed isalso provided with a standard, lz, through which slides a gage, i, whichcan be adjusted to suit the various lengths of cigars indicated on theindexplate k.l The head ofthe 'gage t slides in and conforms to theshape ofthe groove cf, by reason of which it never leaves its positionin the groove while being adjusted to suit the differentlengths of'cigars, and is held to its adjusted position by a th umh-screw, g. Thedevice may be held in a fixed position by screws inserted in the holesg2.

To the endof the bed-plate a thereis secured by screws g a pedestal orframe, c, the rear side of which, where the cutter passes through, isremovable, being held in position by a screw, g3, and may be removed,when desired, by unscrewing the same.

To the inner side of the removable plate e there is arranged a spring,n, which is secured (No model.)

to the plate by a screw, a', the spring n serving the double purpose ofholding the cutterf close to the guard and preventing it from Wabbling,securing thereby nndeviating motion to the cutterf. It also holds thecutterf inits elevated position. i

It isfound by those who use cigar-cutting devices that the oval andconcave cutters are objectionable on account of their largebearing-surfaces on the cigars, which tend topress the cigar out ofshape and tear the wrapper of the cigar while the same is being cut. Thesame objections are found to exist in the convex form of the cutters.They work imperfectly and damage the cigars on account ofthe pressure onthe cigar by reason of thelargebearing-surface thereon, whereas in ourV-shaped cutter these objections are removed. By a slight pressure ofthe hand of the operative on the hood c the cutterf is depressed andbrought in contactwith the cigar f2, which is in position to be cut inthe groove a.- The cutters ff begin to cut at the four corners orangles. Their cutting-edges being quite erect gives them a very smallbearingsurface on the cigar. The cutting-edges cutting in the directionot' each other'makesit impossible for the cigar]C2 to leave its positionin the angles of the cuttingedges until the cutting ott' of the endofthe cigar is completed. The angular form ofthe cutting-edges of ournewly-invented V-shaped cutter requires less power to do the cuttingthanany cutter now in use, causing less pressure on the cigar,preventing damage thereby to the wrapper. The work of cutting beingcompleted, the spring d, having a slotted end that works against theflanges d', raises the cutterf to its elevated position,

where it is held b y the spring d, aided by spring a. The spring d isremovable, the lower end of it being held against the edge ofthe frame eby the bed-plate a. projecting somewhat over the inner side ot the framec, which keeps the spring in position; but the spring may be removed,when desired, by raising the spring o ut of position at the bottom,having iirst pulled the top from under the flanges d. The hoodc projectsfar enough over the flanges d toV keep the hand ot' the operative fromcontact with the spring when in the not of cutting. The lower screw g,spring u, spring d, flanges d', hood c, cutterfis rigidly held to theend of the bed a screw g3, land b ecLplnte a, as shown, and for the 1oby screws g g. purposes set forth.

Having thus described our` invention, what GEORGE H. MARSH. 5 We claim,and desire to secure by Letters Pnt- HARRY E. BEDELL.

ent, is f YVitnesscs:

The combination of the V-shnped cutter f', J oHN INGLis,

frame c, constructed with n removable plate, e, KITTIE ING'LIS.

